Teeming with life...

Summer is in full swing, even if the recent chilly temperatures haven't exactly supported that fact. ;) We are just teeming with life around here, most recent additions include the barn swallow chicks.

Turtle knows something is out there, he just can't see what. ;)

This is down on the covered patio of our walkout basement, also known as "the potty spot." Yeah...um...not what I would consider the ideal place for my babies, but then again, I'm not a barn swallow.

The Momma and Papa bird are not the least deterred by all the activity in and out of the basement door, the dogs, the crazy puppies, the super-crazy toddler. They just go about their business, doing what needs to be done.

Sometimes I think I could learn a thing or two from them in fact. =)